TidalMapPearl River at Jackson, MS Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02486000 sits on the Pearl River and reads everything draining 3,171 square miles of the Middle Pearl-Strong basin. Its datum sits 233 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1962, 63 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Pearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS, reading 3,130 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Pearl River near Hopewell, MS at 3,656 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 87% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Pearl River runs a median of 996 cfs at this gauge across 63 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 6,500 cfs, and October the leanest at 311 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 126,000 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 45 cfs in 1963.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5,330 cfs | 535% |
| Feb | 6,140 cfs | 617% |
| Mar | 6,500 cfs | 653% |
| Apr | 4,650 cfs | 467% |
| May | 1,390 cfs | 140% |
| Jun | 520 cfs | 52% |
| Jul | 388 cfs | 39% |
| Aug | 359 cfs | 36% |
| Sep | 320 cfs | 32% |
| Oct | 311 cfs | 31% |
| Nov | 657 cfs | 66% |
| Dec | 2,570 cfs | 258% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1962 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Pearl River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 28 feet. NWS starts watching it at 24 feet. The highest crest on record is 43.3 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 24 ft |
| Minor flooding | 28 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 33 ft |
| Major flooding | 36 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 43.3 ft |
| May 1983 | 39.6 ft |
| February 2020 | 36.7 ft |
| December 1880 | 36.3 ft |
| March 1902 | 36.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JACM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Town Creek at Jackson, MS
- Lynch Creek at Jackson, MS
- Belhaven Creek at Laurel Street at Jackson, MS
- Belhaven Creek at Riverside Drive at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Jackson, MS
- Eubanks Creek at Eagle Avenue at Jackson, MS
- Cany Creek at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS
- Hanging Moss Creek near Jackson, MS
- White Oak Creek at Westbrook Road at Jackson, MS
- Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS
- Pelahatchie Creek at State Hwy 25 near Fannin, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02486000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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